Other Sports
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Ryota Murata, Ex-Boxing Champ, Suggests He Will Retire
Japanese boxer Ryota Murata, a former WBA middleweight champion, suggested Wednesday he will retire,...
February 22, 2023
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Super Bowl Magic: Mahomes, Chiefs Beat Eagles 38-35
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes shook off an ankle injury, turned back into a magician and pu...
February 13, 2023
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Rihanna Delivers Soaring Super Bowl Halftime Performance
Rihanna began her Super Bowl halftime show hanging high above the field....
February 13, 2023
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Japanese Canadian Spence Eyes NHL Shot after Picking Skates over Spikes
Japanese Canadian Jordan Spence could’ve been a shortstop in Japan. Instead, he opted for a long sta...
February 10, 2023
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Tom Brady Retires at 45, Insisting This Time It’s ‘for Good’
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — This time, Tom Brady says he's done for good....
February 2, 2023
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Para-sports Powerlifting Event Held at Tokyo’s Tsukiji Temple
The Japan 2023 National Para Powerlifting Competition was held at Tsukiji Honganji temple in Chuo W...
January 30, 2023
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Shiffrin adds to record total with 84th win in another GS
SAN VIGILIO DI MAREBBE, Italy (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin didn’t wait long to add to her record total of...
January 26, 2023
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American skier Shiffrin wins record 83rd World Cup race
American skier Mikaela Shiffrin felt all that and more after winning a record 83rd World Cup race Tu...
January 25, 2023
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Komazawa hits stride to seal Triple Crown
Komazawa University runners were in perfect stride at the Tokyo-Hakone Intercollegiate Ekiden. The ...
January 3, 2023
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Komazawa takes lead in Hakone Ekiden
Komazawa University finished on top Monday on the first day of the two-day Tokyo-Hakone Intercollegi...
January 2, 2023
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NFL ‘Sunday Ticket’ headed to YouTube beginning next season
Fans will have to Google it beginning next season if they want to access the NFL's "Sunday Ticket" p...
December 23, 2022
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Undisputed champ
The 29-year-old Inoue scored an 11th-round knockout to become the first Japanese in boxing history a...
December 14, 2022
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Inoue defeats Butler, becoming first Japanese undisputed world champion
Unbeaten bantamweight Naoya Inoue defeated Britain’s Paul Butler by 11-round knockout in Tokyo on Tu...
December 13, 2022
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Speed skater Miho Takagi named Japan Sports Awards’ Grand Prix award winner
Speed skater Miho Takagi, who earned four medals at the Beijing Winter Olympics in February, includi...
December 13, 2022
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Hirano overwhelms Ito to advance to table tennis semifinals
FUNABASHI, Chiba — Miu Hirano defeated Mima Ito 4-0 in the women’s singles quarterfinals of the 2022...
November 13, 2022
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